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> No well-paid workers (or UBI), no consumer economy. Their call. Maybe you’re right. Maybe you’re wrong. No point wasting money on UBI before it’s a problem
by chrncirurp 4mo ago
> No well-paid workers (or UBI), no consumer economy. Their call.
Maybe you’re right.
Maybe you’re wrong.
No point wasting money on UBI before it’s a problem. Let’s wait and see if UBI is actually required.
That is, do people actually protest and vote. Probably not.
- jleyank 4mo ago“Nine missed meals from anarchy.” There’s a lot of armed people in the US so social unrest will be a problem if they ever get so angry that Fox News can’t trank them.
- danaris 4mo agoYeah; after all, if we went and gave people money when it wasn't absolutely required for living, we'd just have made everyone's lives better, made the economy more robust, and given people a real chance who were struggling, all for nothing![0] [0] cf. https://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/files/2023-07/HOAXrgb.jpg https://www.insidehighered.com/sites/default/files/2023-07/H...